Whether it is for acting, or just to pull a prank at some friends, this article will instruct you how to re-create an Italian accent!

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Steps

1

Start by modifying your vowels. Italian vowels are different than English vowels, and each letter stands distinctly as one sound. It may sound complicated, but it isn't.

A sounds like the ä in "Father"

E is pronounced like è in "Vendor"

I like ï in "Naive"

U is ù as in "Goo".

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2

Blend your "th". Many Italians have some difficulty in pronouncing the English "th", and so pronounce it as either "t" (as in "Think"), or "d" (as in "The"), respectively.

3

Use simple English. Since you are pretending to be a foreigner your working knowledge of the vocabulary would not be complete.

4

Elongate double consonants. In Italian, words such as "Azzurro", "Pollo", or other words with double consonants are pronounced twice as long as single consonants. Thus, it would be "Bet-ter" and not "bedder".

5

End questions with "no?". This is an optional step, and obviously not done every time. The Italian language uses it, and thus, Italians are familiar with it. Example: "You are going later, no?"

6

Italians often drop the 'h' from the beginning of words.

7

Occasionally mistake certain sounds. Be careful with this one, as too much of it will make you pretentious! But if you want to, remember this:

GL is LL (as in "Million")

GN is ñ (as in "Canyon")

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